Theodor wohlmuth



(No Model.)

T. WOHLMUTH.

GANDLE HOLDER.

No. 441,625. Patented Nov. 25, 1 890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODOR XVOHLMUTH, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGNOR OF I ONE-HALF TOFRANCIS ZOELOH, OF SAME PLACE.

CAN DLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,625, dated November25,1890.

' Application filed November 18,1889. Serial No. 331,129. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THEODOR WoHLMUrH, asubject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at Vienna, in the Province of Lower Austria,in the Empire of Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Candle-Holders; andI do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Referring. to the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation showingthe upper part of a candlestick with my improved candle-holder applied,and Fig. 2 is a view of the blank from which the holder is made.

It has been the practice heretofore either to reduce the diameter of acandle by cutting the end thereof or increase such diameter by wrappingpaper around the candle to secure it in a candlestick or other socket orholder that is either too small to receive the same or too large for thecandle. Either mode of se curing the candle in its holder is not onlyinconvenient, but it is often the case that the candle is insecurelyheld in the holder and liable to fall out.

The object of this invent-ion is to provide an auxiliary holder orattachment for use with candlesticks or the socketed holders ofcandelabra or bracket-lights, whether of uniform or of varyingdimensions, for use with candles of uniform or of varying dimensions.

To these ends the invention consists ina holder having the form of atruncated cone, or substantially so, and provided with a series offlexible or elastic tongues.

The invention further consists in the construction of the sheet-metalblank from which such holder or auxiliary holder is made, as hereinafterfully described, and pointed out in the claim.

The holder is constructed of sheet metal and of a single piece from ablank B, Fig. 2, of substantially polygonal form and having one edgescalloped or provided with teeth I), and is slitted longitudinally froma point near its longitudinal center to the edge opposite to that onwhich the teeth I) are formed to form a series of elastic tongues 17. Ifthe blank is doubled or folded along the dottedline Z, and then formedinto a more or less tapering tube, the teeth 17 will lie inside of thetube on aline about midway of the length of the slitted portion or theelastic tongues b. the holder is formed by bending the teeth I) at rightangles, as shown in Fig. 1, thus forming a raised bottom within theholder, so that but a comparatively small portion of the can dle iswasted or lost. of the tongues 19' are then bent inward, formin gclamping-teeth 19 between which the candle is securely held. As theelastic tongues yield, candles varying in diameter within certain limitsmay be securely seated in the holder, and as said holder is madetapering it will fit candle-bearings of varying diameter. WVhen such aholder is inserted into a candle-bearing, the tongues Z) are folded orforced inwardly, the tongues b gripping the candle and holding itsecurely.

From the above description it will be seen that the construction of theholder is very simple and inexpensive and efficient, as well asconvenient for use.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

A candle-holder consisting of a tapering sleeve formed by a series ofelastic tongues 12, and an inner tubular portion provided with teeth I),bent at right angles to form the bottom of the holder at a point aboutmidway of the length thereof, said holder being constructed of a singlepiece of sheet metal, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODOR WOHLMUTI'I. Witnesses:

J osnr ZEHEFORTH, NETTIE S. Hannrs.

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